ERISA Plan Wins Equitable Lien For Remaining Amount In Mistaken Payment Case

Mealey's (July 8, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Handling dueling summary judgment motions in a suit over twice-paid benefits with a ruling in favor of an employee welfare benefit plan, a Texas federal judge on July 5 awarded the plan an equitable lien for what remains in an estate’s possession of what was deemed a mistaken payment....